The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-26
The Republican County Conven-
ton and Ticket.

Monday at | 1 o'clock. Job Haines of Ris-
ing Sun was made temporary chairman of
the convention and John M. McClenahan
of Port Deposit Secretary. The officers Of
temporary organization were afterward
made permanent officers of the convention.
The district delegates all answered to their
names except two or three from lower dist
riots, which were supplied aud the conven-
ton was full. The delegates from the Sixth
district were Job Haines, Mount E. Kirk,
Alfred Kirk, VIM. T. Mcclure and Jas.
H. Maxwell.
After the credentials had been examined
and the roll of delegates called and they had
got ready APPARENT, for business, one Of
the delegates aose in his place and made a
motion that all who were not members of
the convention should retire while the con-
vention confer (hold an executive SESSION.
This motion was seconded but the spectators
commenced retiring before the motion was
put, and the chairman forgot to put it till
reminded of the fact by Alfred Kirk, when
the formality was complied with. We
thought this meant business on the part of
the convention, but it turned out that it
didn't amount to row of pins. Each del
egation named the friends and claimants for
the different Offices, which were in its dist
riot. but did not canvass the respective mer-
its and fitness of the parties named, for the
offices, the very thing they should have
done in secret session, and thus familiarize
the convention with the special qualifica-
Lions of the aspirants in order that an in
telligent selection might be made when
choice was to be made by ballot. In place
of this however, some of the delegates got
very hungry and the convention adjourned
for dinner, to meet again at 1.30 p. M, as
wise but no wiser as far as to the important
work on hand, than they were when the
room was cleared for the caucus session,
This was the fatal error of the day and
wrecked the golden opportunity of the day
for first class ticket, resulting in one par
TALLY very good, and partially very poor
The candidates were placed in nomina-
ton after the reasse milling of the conven-
ton with little or no ceremony.
Candidates for the legislature were first
in order and three candidates for the House
of Delegates were to be chosen and six
names were placed In nomination.
John S. Settle and Henry NJ. McCul-
Tough, of the third district; Philip NJ.
Groves, of the fifth; Chas. w. Wilson, of
the sixth, and Enocn Noyes aud Peter E.
Tome, Of the seventh were named. Messrs.
Wilson and Settle were nominated on the
first ballot, the vote being Wilson AZ, Set
tie %, Groves Is, Noyes III, Mccullough
10, Tome 14}. 1t required four additional
ballots to select the third candidate, when
the vote was Groves 90 and Noyes %.
Wilson is a we'll known builder of Rising
Sun, who ran for the same position two
years ago. Settle is prosperous merchant
at Leeds, and Groves is farmer of Elk
Neck.
Nominations for three county commiss-
toner's were next in order. Those placed
IN nomination were John J. Williams of
the second; George F. Harlan ofthe third
John McKane, of the fonrth; Barclay Rey-
nolds, of the sixth and Thomas G. Bond of
the seventh; James G. Crothers, Of tho
ninth. Messrs. Bond, Williams and Croth-
ers were selected, the vote being Bond 40,
Williams So, Crothers, 80, Harlan 10. Nc
Kane 10.
Thos. c. Bond has been engaged in bus
mess In Port Deposit large portion of his
life but now owns and manages farm. He
is member and Secretary of the Cecil
Farmers Club. Jas. c. Crothers is engage
ed in merchandising and farming in the 9Th
district and is one Of the leading fishermen
Of the Elk River both of these candidates
are we'll known 10 our readers. Mr.. Will
Jams is not so we'll known but was highly
endorsed and recommended for the place by
Mr.. Thos. B. Hopper of Chesapeake City
who was solicited to become a candidate,
and better man for the Office of county
commissioner than Hopper would be diff
cult to name, but he declined on account of
delicate health.
L. Marshall Haines Esq, was nominated
for states attorney by reclamation, and was
from the start without dissenting voice
the choice ofthe convention.
Samuel NJ. Johnson, ofthe fifth district,
who two years since ran for sheriff, was
again named by several districts and declar-
ed nominated by reclamation, which was
followed by great applause.
The vote for judges of the Orphans
Court was: DR.. H. M. Uhler, of the first
district Al Dr g m Roman Of The a;ob.I,